Civil War Sub: The Mystery of the Hunley: The Mystery of the Hunley

by Kate Boehm Jerome, Frank Sofo (Illustrator), Brian Bascle (Read by)

Overview

In 1864, during the Civil War, the C.S.S. Hunley became the first submarine in the world to sink an enemy ship. The Hunley and its crew mysteriously vanished. What happened on that cold winter night? After over a century, scientists finally have some of the answers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780698166424
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	09/16/2002
Series:	Penguin Young Readers Level 4 Series
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	124 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 9 Years

About the Author

Kate Jerome began her career as a high school biology teacher, but from her work developing curricula, she transitioned to book writing and publishing, authoring more than 70 books.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 3-4-Readers will be immediately engaged with the first lines of this account of the raising of the Hunley on August 8, 2000, and are told that a mystery is about to be solved. Then, step-by-step they are taken back in time to a short discussion of the Civil War, the role of naval blockades, and the dream of James McClintock and Baxter Watson to create an underwater battleship to keep the Southern ports free of Northern ships. The idea did not come quickly to fruition and all of the many difficulties and disappointments are included. The chapters are short but packed with information and, while this is part of an early reading series, there is no sense that the information is simplified. The illustrations, while not compelling, do highlight the drama of the story, showing men swimming away from a sinking ship, fires raging across the decks. This little piece of history is well presented.-Edith Ching, St. Albans School, Mt. St. Alban, Washington, DC Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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